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Jacklyn Arinaitwe Makaaru
ID: UNCST-2024-R015354
 CONFLICT-RELATED ATTACKS ON EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S LOST LIFE OPPORTUNITIES (EDATTACK)
REFNo: SS4117ES

Study’s Primary objective
To systematically identify patterns of attacks on education (AoE) at the local level and analyze their consequences for individual children’s lost life opportunities.
Study’s Secondary objectives
1. To create a georeferenced dataset on AoE across sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025, using state-of-the art machine learning to analyze thousands of text sources
2. To develop innovative tools to model the spatio-temporal diffusion of AoE and similar conflict processes, readily available via GitHub
3. To determine the role played by international and national actors in mediating the consequences of AoE for children?s life opportunities and understand how these dynamics are perceived by local stakeholders
4. To strengthen institutional collaboration with partners from the Global South and contribute to local research capacity building

Uganda 2025-10-17 17:48:05 2028-10-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Anyanzo Philip John
ID: UNCST-2024-R002208
 CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS IN UGANDA: A CASE OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN WEST NILE REGION, UGANDA
REFNo: SS4406ES

study will be guided by the following objectives: •To identify the classroom assessment practices used by teachers to assess SST skills in primary schools in West Nile region. •To examine how classroom assessment practices contribute to the development of SST related skills among learners. •To assess the alignment between classroom assessment practices and national summative assessment criteria.
Uganda 2025-10-16 9:16:25 2028-10-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Annet Nanvubya
ID: UNCST-2025-R015525
 Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda
REFNo: SS4392ES

1. To determine levels of knowledge towards EVD among individuals living in Luwero and Nakasongola Districts.
2. To explore attitudes and practices towards EVD among individuals living in Luwero and Nakasongola Districts.
3. To create awareness through community sensitization and training on EVD in villages of Luwero and Nakasongola Districts where Ebola was previously diagnosed.

Uganda 2025-10-16 9:14:59 2028-10-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MUGISA SAMUEL
ID: UNCST-2025-R020107
 CAPACITY BUILDING, FIRM CAPABILITIES, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE AND LOCAL CONTENT CONSUMPTION BY UGANDAN FIRMS IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR
REFNo: SS4398ES

Objectives The objectives of the study are: 1.To determine the relationship between capacity building and local content consumption of firms in Uganda’s oil and gas sector. 2. To examine the relationship between firm capabilities and local content consumption of firms in Uganda’s oil and gas sector. 3. To establish the moderating effect of government local content regulations compliance on the relationship between capacity building and local content consumption of firms in Uganda’s oil and gas sector. 4. To establish the moderating effect of government local content regulations compliance on the relationship between firm capabilities and local content consumption of firms in Uganda’s oil and gas sector.
 Uganda 2025-10-16 9:13:18 2028-10-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
 Community Engagement for Improved Ebola Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response in Uganda – Co-design for Future Global and Local Strategies
REFNo: HS6425ES

1.To identify success factors for early detection and response during previous outbreaks of EBD. (WP1)
2.To assess local knowledge of EBD among the community members in Uganda focusing on districts that previously experienced EBD outbreaks. (WP2)
3.To assess social, economic and cultural factors related to EBD-exposure at the wildlife-human interface. (WP2)
4.To co-design interventions for improved early detection and prevention of EBD using participatory and co-creational methods. (WP3)
5.To pilot and evaluate the implementation of the co-designed interventions in the local context. (WP4)


 Uganda 2025-10-16 9:12:08 2028-10-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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